Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-17
A YANKloE DEMOCRAT.

He is Interviewed ut Huron and Gives
a scrap OF History.
st. Paul Pioneer Press Huron CORES
A Yankton democrat, who
did not know that a reporter was pres
sent, recently let the cat out of the bag
in this shape:
III tell you lst what the matter lie at
the Yankton asylum. Gov. Church
wants to cut loose from his party and
u q personal administration. He
talked with Judge Tripp about who 1t
was best to put on the asylum board.
The Judge gave him the names of three
gentleman to be put on the board. The
governor took these nam ~ ana gave
Trip to understand that ne would ap-
point them. Near the close of the $685.
sion OF the Legislature the governor had
q conversation with E. G Smith, council.
man from The Yankton district. In it
he said: "Mr. Smith, the session is
nearly closed, and 1 must make these
nominations at once. I've sen to
Iripp and Taylor, and some other demo.
Gratis at Yankton, asking them to make
Recommendations for the asylum board,
I've heard nothing from them. The
gentlemen who are on the board are
strangers to me. / would be pleased to
hear any suggestions you may ohouse to
make as to candidates." MIR. Smith
replied: I'm republican,
governor, and would OF course
recommend republicans, If should name
sny. Perhaps I'd better not say
anything about It." Finally the COVER
nor said; show would it do to have
the incumbents renominated? The
councilman said this would be agreeable
to himself. The governor then said
there was only one condition that he
wished to have understood in case he
appointed the three gentlemen, and that
was that Colby should not be retained
aa secretary of the board. For some
reason not given, the governor was very
decided upon tlis point; but Smith said
he wouid see that COLBY was not reap
pointed. After receiving this assurance
the governor nominated the three gen.
tlemen, and Smith saw to it that they
were confirmed by the council. Then
the first thing the new board did
was TO ~se-elect COLBY their secretary,
and this made the governor mad. That's
the whole story. II they had elected
someone besides Colby, / don't believe
this trouble would have arisen between
the governor and the board. I know all
about the boards doinps; they are as
honorable gentlemen as you will fnd in
any community. ALI are business men
OF character and good standing. No
one wonid dare to impeaeh their homes
ty. That may have transferred money
from one fund to another; bat as for
getting away with any of it, they never
did"
This is, word for word, the Yankton
side Of the story, as it was told by one
OF the democrats OF that county. he
closed his story by declaring that Gov.
Church wishes to ran Dakota without
taking the counsel of his party friends.
Some one is taking terrible RESPONSE
bility in this matter. The Yankton
asylnm is fitted for 12O patients, but ie
crowded with 100. The sheriff of this
county has been forbidden to take any
more there. as no place can be given
them. So these n~nfortunates must go
to Jail for safe keeping, or be Kept al
home byAtheir families. The $685. 600 ap.
preparation is doing no good to the tax
payers who are footing the interest ao-
count on it.
This story suffers considerably from
the fact that COLBY was not elected sec
rotary of the board, was not appointed &
member OF the board and has not been q
member during Ohurch's administra-
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